Tau 77: A Chinese Wok Master Cooks Kosher on the Boulevard

The scent hits first: sesame oil, ginger, and something charring hard in a wok that has been ripping since noon. Behind the counter at Rothschild 15, a chef sends a stream of chicken bao onto a tray while, three steps to his left, a sushi cook slices a block of salmon into glossy, geometric slabs. Outside, the ficus canopy of Rothschild Boulevard filters the July light onto the sidewalk. Inside, a Chinese kitchen with 28 years of wok memory is figuring out how to speak fluently under Rabanut Tel Aviv supervision. Tau 77 opened here in April 2026, and it is one of the more interesting bets the kosher Asian scene has made in years.

The menu is genuinely pan-Asian rather than pan-flat. Four culinary registers share the pass: Japanese sushi and small plates, Chinese wok and steamed buns, Thai noodles, Vietnamese fresh salads. Each is treated as its own tradition rather than blurred into a generic Asian bar.